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Toward Rapid Development of Multi-Party Virtual Human Negotiation Scenarios

TitleToward Rapid Development of Multi-Party Virtual Human Negotiation Scenarios
Publication TypeConference Paper
Year of Publication2011
AuthorsPluss, B., D. DeVault, and D. R. Traum
Conference NameSemDial 2011
Date PublishedSeptember 2011
Conference LocationLos Angeles, CA
Abstract

This paper reports on an ongoing effort to en-
able the rapid development of multi-party vir-
tual human negotiation scenarios. We present
a case study in which a new scenario sup-
porting negotiation between two human role
players and two virtual humans was devel-
oped over a period of 12 weeks. We dis-
cuss the methodology and development pro-
cess that were employed, from storyline de-
sign through role play and iterative develop-
ment of the virtual humans' semantic and task
representations and natural language process-
ing capabilities. We analyze the effort, ex-
pertise, and time required for each develop-
ment step, and discuss opportunities to further
streamline the development process.
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